Naruto's Mother by FightingDreamer

There have recently been many articles surronding Naruto's mysterious origins, as well as the uncanny similarities between him and Yondaime. While they cover many theories, from the popular "Yondaime's Naruto's dad!", to many having to do with the seal, to some saying he was created rather than born, none really answer this question: Where the heck was Naruto's mom during all this?! Is she dead? And if not, why isn't she looking after her kid? Hopefully, I can help shed some light on the subject. To save the time of analyzing the other parent possibilities, I'm just going to assume that Yondaime is Naruto's father. Also because I consider it a great possibility.

My opinion, after giving it much thought, is this: Naruto's mom may be alive. This doesn't mean that I don't have reasons why she could be dead. There is the "Naruto's momma died during childbirth" possibility, but I don't believe that. It just seems too obvious. (although this could just be me overanalyzing ^_^;)

One possibility is that she didn't die of childbirth complications, but a shattered heart. Think about it: in one day, her husband dies, and her child becomes shunned by the entire village. This must also have resulted in some anger towards her, considering her child has a furry, nine-tailed demon living in his tummy. All the pain and sadness that suddenly occured in her life may have been too much for her to bare, causing her to commit suicide, or at least leave her child.

My other theory is that Naruto's mother is still alive, unknown to her child, and possibly in the village. Due to the fact that the fox demon was attacking while Naruto was born, it is possible that, like Raizu said in her article, Yondaime didn't have time to tell anybody "Don't worry! I have the fox demon sealed in MY son! He'll keep the demon under control!" They may not have even had the time to write up a birth certificate stating who his parents were! If that is the case, it would explain why nobody has ever discussed Naruto's mom: they don't know her. The only one mentioned in the series who may have known who the father was is Sandaime, which would explain why he was one of the few people who showed Naruto any kindness.

"But wait! If Sandaime knew that Naruto's father was The Fourth, why didn't he tell Naruto?"

For one, Naruto never showed any interest in his parents. Also, Naruto was an interesting case that had to be dealt with carefully. If he knew who his parents were, he would use this to his advantage. Sandaime may have planned on telling Naruto if he became Hokage, but since Orochimaru killed him, the only one to possibly know is now gone.

"Also, how could nobody know that their Hokage has a wife and/or lover, not to mention a child?"

Simple: Yondaime's wife/lover didn't live in Konoha. For the Hokage, Konoha's strongest ninja, to have a lover from a different village or country would cause major complications for the two, which is why they kept this secret. The two eventually decided to have a child, but the nine-tails struck before they could have their happy ending. So Naruto's mom came to Konoha to give birth to her child in order to help the one she loved one last time.

"Okay, but if she didn't die, where is she?"

I have my speculations. She may have moved to Konoha to watch her son in the shadows, considering people may not take to her knowing that her son holds the fox demon in his belly. It is possible that she felt herself an unfit mother, and left her child to what she thought was a better life. It is also possible that she wanted the village her lover died to protect to have another protector. Or she may have hated her child like everyone else. There's no way to really know until they tell us.

Well these are my theories to the Major Momma Mystery. If you have any ideas on the topic, leave a comment and let me know, I'd love to hear them. Until next time!

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